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Centre of the Cell Science Comes to Life Science comes to Life A review of the first five years including the Centre’s close involvement with East London schools Origins of Centre of the Cell Ten years ago the Whitechapel science campus of QMUL was rather desolate and disorganised; the development of the Blizard Institute was intended to reverse many years of low investment. An innovative design from architect Will Alsop resulted in a vast subterranean laboratory floor Centre of the Cell is a unique housing 400 scientists, covered by a rectangular glass box cell-shaped science centre suspended housing offices and ‘Pod’ meeting rooms. Thanks to the above a real biomedical research foresight of microbiologist Professor Mike Curtis (who laboratory in the heart of London’s subsequently became the first Director of the Blizard Institute and has been a major contributor to Centre of the East End. This digital interactive public Cell’s success) a space for public engagement was part of engagement project is based in the the original architectural brief. Hence one of the Pods in Blizard Institute at the Whitechapel the glass box took shape as a bright orange cell-shaped medical and dental campus of Queen structure suspended above the lab benches. Mary University of London, QMUL. By 2003 the construction of the Blizard building was Centre of the Cell is one of the few, underway but £4 million extra was needed for the complex digital fit out of the Centre of the Cell Pod and its website. perhaps the only, science education From a standing start, a fundraising campaign achieved centres in the world to be situated this target with important support from donors including inside a research lab. Since opening Wellcome Trust, London Development Agency, QMUL, Clore in September 2009, over 100,000 Duffield Foundation, The Mercers Company, Garfield people have participated in Centre of Weston, Jack Petchey, Esme Fairbairn Foundation, Glaxo the Cell activities with approximately Smith Kline and the Ingram Trust. In all forty different Trusts, Foundations and individual supporters donated to Centre one million visits to the interactive of the Cell’s capital campaign. website www.centreofthecell.org. The motivation for Centre of the Cell was the local This brochure describes Centre of the population of the East End, an area of social deprivation and Cell’s first five years of operation, poor health, with a large immigrant population. There was the evolution of the project in response a need to inspire and motivate the local school children into to audience demand, the impact higher education and to site a science centre in an area that would not traditionally be anticipated to draw a large of siting a major public engagement audience. For these reasons, prior to opening in 2009, there project within a research laboratory, was an extensive front-end evaluation of the project plan and its particular success in working with the local audience, as described in more detail below. with local schools. Centre of the Cell aims Centre of the Cell has five main aims: to inspire the next generation of scientists and healthcare professionals; stimulate dialogue, interest and excitement about biomedical research; raise aspirations, especially in the local community; widen participation in further and higher education and to help improve health and wellbeing especially in East London. Top-level Message Although Centre of the Cell’s activities cover a wide range topics in biomedicine and the life sciences, they all relate to the project’s top-level message: ‘Your body is made of millions of cells. People here and all around the world are trying to find ways to make cells better. You can help keep your cells healthy’. This top-level message gives the project both identity and focus. Engagement with the Local Community Between 2003 and 2009, Centre of the Cell conducted a comprehensive front-end evaluation of the ideas, learning aims and top-level message of the project with local East London schools and community groups. Not only did this have a strong impact on the evolution of the project but also it engendered a feeling of ‘ownership’ in our community and built up a post-opening audience. Case Study The impact of a local charitable foundation – the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is an educational charity that exists to benefit young people from Tower Hamlets. Between 2010 and 2013 funding from the Foundation enabled an Outreach Officer at Centre of the Cell to develop strong relationships with local schools. This role was pivotal to Centre of the Cell’s success in providing world-class educational resources for school pupils in Tower Hamlets. Umme Aysha started as Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Tower Hamlets Outreach Officer in March 2010. During her first year in post, 2,371 Tower Hamlets school pupils participated in Centre of the Cell activities, with 43% of Tower Hamlets schools reached by the end of the year. The role grew from strength to strength with 4,216 Tower Hamlets school pupils participating in the second year. By end of first two years, 57% of the 75 primary schools in Tower Hamlets had taken part and 87% of Tower Hamlet’s 18 secondary schools participated in Centre of the Cell activities. During the third year that the Aldgate and Nobith started volunteering with Centre of the Cell in Allhallows Foundation Tower Hamlets Outreach Officer was Summer 2009, immediately after completing his GCSEs. in post, 5,168 Tower Hamlets school pupils participated in During his time volunteering, Nobith found the advice Centre of the Cell activities. and support he received from the team invaluable – such Umme Aysha was a great success in the role, and with as advice on university life, help with A level choices and the support of Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation by end of interview practice. This led to him to consider applying to the three years 81% of Tower Hamlets primary schools had universities outside London, such as Cambridge University. taken part and 100% of Tower Hamlets secondary schools. Nobith started studying Medicine at Cambridge in 2011, The Aldgate and Aldhallows Foundation generously with the generous support of an Aldgate and Allhallows extended their funding for another year towards our Youth Foundation scholarship, which was obtained with the Membership Scheme (more details of the scheme can be assistance of Centre of the Cell staff. In 2014 he moved to seen later on in the brochure). Barts and The London to complete his clinical years, and he This funding contributed towards: plans to start volunteering with Centre of the Cell again in • One-week or two-week work experience placements Summer 2015. As Nobith said in a recent meeting with us: for 25 young people aged 14–18 “Without Centre of the Cell, I wouldn’t have • 8 Revision and Mentoring sessions for 43 young people applied for Cambridge.” • 23 Careers workshops for 416 young people aged 11–18 • Volunteering opportunities for 20 young people “Centre of the Cell has been there for me – We are very grateful to the Foundation for their support. I won’t forget how they have supported It has enabled Centre of the Cell to become embedded me throughout.” within our local communities and provided innovative educational opportunities for young people in Tower Hamlets. The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation has been very One example of how Centre of the Cell activities can have pleased to support the Centre of the Cell in its formative a positive widening participation effect is illustrated by the years. The Centre’s outreach work engages school benefits experienced by a local school student, Nobith. students and their teachers, university researchers and clinicians, medical and related undergraduate students. The numerical reach alone of the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Tower Hamlets Outreach Officer’s work described in this document is remarkable. But numbers are not all. While focusing on cell biology and biochemistry and medical advances the Centre of the Cell also shows school students and their parents and friends the excitement and wider career possibilities associated with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the ‘STEM’ subjects). All this is done with great care in planning (eg relating the Pod experiences to school syllabuses), delivery and subsequent improvement through evaluation. We congratulate everyone involved and look forward to experiencing the Centre’s future innovations. John Hall (Chairman), David Mash (past Chairman) and Richard Foley (Chief Executive) Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation, April 2014 Day to day activities – Science Shows, Workshops and Lectures From the outset, the Pod shows were very popular with schools during term time and with family groups in school Day to day activities – The Pod Show holidays, often booked at full capacity of three Pod shows each day, but it soon became apparent that the audiences The Pod is at the heart of all Centre of the Cell activities. wanted more. Hence, we have devised a number of science The design of the Blizard building allows visitors to see shows, workshops and public lectures in collaborations scientists at work while safely entering the Pod without between the local community groups, QMUL scientists and disrupting the research environment. The major target the Learning Team at Centre of the Cell. There are now audience is young people aged 8–18 and their families. eight science shows each lasting about 45 minutes with Each Pod show, for 30–40 visitors, is an immersive many opportunities for audience participation (with titles theatrical experience lasting approximately 60 minutes such as ‘Snot, Sick and Scabs’ and Teethtastic’) and five which uses sound, lighting, film, digital interactive games workshops which also last for 45 minutes but have multiple and objects to educate, inform and engage with cell biology activities or ‘stations’ for the audience to engage with (for and biomedical research.
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